SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries
from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.1
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took befides the good town of Berwick*. He burnt and deftrpyed great part of the country, four or five days' march within the realm, at two different times : he afterward defeated the king and all the barons of England, at a place in Scotland called Stirling f, in a picched battle, when the purfuit Iafted two days and two nights, and the king of England, accompanied with a few followers, fled to London. But, as this is no part of our matter, I fhall here leave off.
CHAP. Ill,
OF THE RELATIONS OF KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
J^JN G Edward the Second, father of our gallant
king, had two brothers: one was the Earl
MarfhaU of a wild and difagreeable temper; the
other was called Lord Edmund of Kent : he was
very wife and affable, and much beloved.
This king had married the daughter of Philip the Fair, king of France, who was one of the greateft beauties in the world. He had by this lady two fons and two daughters. The elder fon was the noble and valiant king Edward, of whom this hiftory fpeaks j the other was called John, and died young. The elder of the two daughters was called Ifabelja, and was married to the young king, David
* Lord Berner*! tranilation fays, that «' the Scats wan agajne the town of Berwick by treafon."
+ The battle of Bannockburo.
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